Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing that Illinois provide pre-kindergarten for all 3 and 4-year-olds whose parents want it, but may not be able to pay for it.

Toronto council debated the city’s budget Wednesday with John Tory remaining in the mayor’s chair despite a plan to resign. Coun. Brad Bradford says it’s time to get the budget passed and while he’d like to see the mayor remain in office, it’s ultimate…

A mother of an Oxford High School student who has been demanding change since her son’s school was shot up is urging people to contact lawmakers as the state grapples with another school shooting.

More than half a dozen whales have washed up dead on Jersey beaches since last fall and skeptical shore residents are calling into question the underwater surveying going on in preparation for the offshore wind farm.

A historic theater that’s sat vacant since the fall will soon breathe new life into Hyde Park.

Sinn Fein’s Stormont leader Michelle O’Neill pays tribute to Nicola Sturgeon after Wednesday’s shock announcement by the Scotland First Minister that she intends to step down. Ms O’Neill said Ms Sturgeon will always be regarded as one of the most formi…

Here are the top stories for Wednesday, Feb. 15th: Nikki Haley announces presidential bid in S.C; Buffalo mass shooter sentenced to life in prison; Woman rescued in Turkey nine days after quake; Kansas City holds Super Bowl victory parade for NFL champs